wrong
adjective
not in accordance with what is morally right or good.
was wronging
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past progressiveof wrong.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was wronging a particular person, who has a right to decide whether she wants to continue a relationship with someone who’s betraying her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Yet John—John was his brother—the adored elder brother, and by obeying Lavinia he was wronging him, hurting him.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
He was wronging Mr. Sefton, an able man devoted to the Southern cause—as everybody said.
From Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
I felt that I was wronging him by having any doubts on the subject.
From The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific by Pearse, Alfred
I can, for my sake and yours both, because if I kept you, feeling that I was wronging some one, neither of us could be happy.
From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
